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Congregation Am Chai requests a modest annual membership fee to support the work of the Congregation. For membership information, see our Contact Us page.
Single:
$225
Family: $450
Senior (65+): $150
Complete a membership application
online! Click here for the membership form Family: $450
Senior (65+): $150
If you would rather, click here to download the membership application in PDF format, print it, fill it out and mail it to Membership.
Our Rabbi
Michael Tillman
Rabbi Tillman is known as a liberal rabbi who strives to entertain his congregation in a modern society while providing the education amd compassion that a teacher of Judaism finds fundamental to his duties. Rabbi Tillman was born in the Soviet Union and achieved advanced degrees in Philosophy. He moved to Canada but then decided to enroll in the Hebrew Union College and began his studies in Israel.
Rabbi Tillman was ordained in Cincinnati in 1996. He has lived and worked in the Chicago area since 1996. Visit Rabbi Tillman's website by clicking here.
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Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Congregation Am Chai mixes tradition with an informality and style reflecting contemporary Jewish thought. Believing firmly in the need for family solidarity and equality for women, the congregation's members have adopted family seating and religious equality for all members as basic tenets.
With the growing Jewish population in the northwest, far west, and Fox Valley suburbs, the need is even greater to maintain an active Jewish community responsive to its needs. It is for this purpose that Congregation Am Chai was founded in 1972.
Located in an area with a variety of religions and cultures, Congregation Am Chai strives to provide a link with the familiar traditions of the past while adapting to the changing religious and social needs of our modern community.
To avoid the financial burden on our congregation, we have opted not to have our own building. Our Sabbath services, adult education, study groups, and children's classes are held at the Devonshire of Hoffman Estates retirement community and member homes. High Holy Day services are held at other locations.
